diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/HintNotification.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/HintNotification.cpp
index 1f3d224919e..8f81d90f513 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/HintNotification.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/HintNotification.cpp
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ void NotificationManager::HintNotification::open_documentation()
 		launch_browser_if_allowed(m_documentation_link);
 	}
 }
-void NotificationManager::HintNotification::retrieve_data(bool new_hint/* = true*/)
+void NotificationManager::HintNotification::retrieve_data(bool new_hint/* = true*/, bool constructuctor_call/* = false*/)
 {
     HintData* hint_data = HintDatabase::get_instance().get_hint(new_hint);
 	if (hint_data == nullptr)
@@ -1060,8 +1060,20 @@ void NotificationManager::HintNotification::retrieve_data(bool new_hint/* = true
 		m_runtime_disable    = hint_data->runtime_disable;
 		m_documentation_link = hint_data->documentation_link;
         m_has_hint_data      = true;
-		update(nd);
+		update_hint(nd, constructuctor_call);
     }
 }
+void NotificationManager::HintNotification::update_hint(const NotificationData& n, bool constructuctor_call)
+{
+	m_text1 = n.text1;
+	m_hypertext = n.hypertext;
+	m_text2 = n.text2;
+	// This call to init was crashing PS. See issue #9780.
+	// When Hint notification is created in GuiApp::post_init, it is possible, that imgui was not initialized yet. 
+	// This happens if first idle event is recieved earlier then focus event. Which seems to be happening on some MacOS Ventura 13.1+.
+	// This condition should prevent it. 
+	if (!constructuctor_call)
+		init();
+}
 } //namespace Slic3r 
 } //namespace GUI 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/HintNotification.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/HintNotification.hpp
index e5dd90bdbd1..efcdb12a757 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/HintNotification.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/HintNotification.hpp
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ class NotificationManager::HintNotification : public NotificationManager::PopNot
 	HintNotification(const NotificationData& n, NotificationIDProvider& id_provider, wxEvtHandler* evt_handler, bool new_hint)
 		: PopNotification(n, id_provider, evt_handler)
 	{
-		retrieve_data(new_hint);
+		retrieve_data(new_hint, true);
 	}
 	virtual void	init() override;
 	void			open_next() { retrieve_data(); }
+	void            update_hint(const NotificationData& n, bool constructuctor_call);
 protected:
 	virtual void	set_next_window_size(ImGuiWrapper& imgui) override;
 	virtual void	count_spaces() override;
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ class NotificationManager::HintNotification : public NotificationManager::PopNot
 								const float win_size_x, const float win_size_y,
 								const float win_pos_x, const float win_pos_y);
 	// recursion counter -1 tells to retrieve same hint as last time
-	void			retrieve_data(bool new_hint = true);
+	void			retrieve_data(bool new_hint = true, bool constructuctor_call = false);
 	void			open_documentation();
 
 	bool						m_has_hint_data { false };